Tupperware

[tuhp-er-wair]

Trademark.

1. a brand name for plastic containers, used especially for food preparation and storage.

Tupperware

/ ˈtʌpəweə /

noun

1. a range of plastic containers used for storing food

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tupperware¹

C20: Tupper , US manufacturing company + _ware ¹

Example Sentences

He accepted - and left with the cakes packed in one of Ms Jones' tupperware boxes.

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I was scrolling on Instagram and I saw an article about a company called Tupperware.

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Once unpacked from their toolboxes and Tupperware, the supplies lay like a potluck spread, free for the taking.

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On nearby benches, one person in scrubs and another in a reflective vest and hard hat ate their Tupperware lunches, like some kind of Village People reboot waiting to happen.

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There’s something about an icebox cake that feels like a relic from another life — one with hand-labeled Tupperware and block parties and the kind of ambition that fits in a 9×13.

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